"These three new models feature the advanced technology to attain unsurpassed all-purpose farming productivity in today''s drillpressdepthstop increasingly competitive agricultural markets," says Don Worner, division marketing manager, John Deere Wasterloo Works.There are several transmission options available on the new 7020 tractors, and all transmissions feature a left-hand reverser control for maximum productivity."All tractors can be ordered with the deluxe Infinitely Variable Transmission (IVT). It is an option on the 7720 and 7820 tractors, and is standard on the 7920 tractor. IVT set new standards drillpressdepthstop of productivity drillpressdepthstop on the 7010 Series tractors and it will now be available on all 7020 Series tractors," Worner says.

This year''s listing contains 362 jackup units, including existing rigs and announced newbuildings, a decrease of two from last year. The listing excludes: shallow-water units working in inland waters, several rigs of the Former Soviet Union fleet, and those in non-drilling modes. The loss of two rigs results from the deletion of two listings. No additional newbuildings were added.Low crude prices continued to cut offshore operators'' drilling budgets in 1999, as reflected by reduced utilization and dayrates that continued drillpressdepthstop the low levels of late 1998. The U.S. Gulf of Mexico saw rate cuts approaching 50% of early-1998 drillpressdepthstop levels, as did Africa and and Asia. Even the North Sea saw cuts of more than 20%.

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